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Reflection and refraction of waves
Subject: Physics
Level: A level
Resource type: Class activity
Teaching type: Formative assessment

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At the end of this activity, students should be able to:
– explain the movement of a wave reflected at a fixed and at a free end of a string
– describe the movement of a wave along a string made of segments of different density
– state Huygens’ principle
– describe the reflection and the refraction of waves in two-dimensional areas
– explain the concepts of echo and reverberation.

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Keywords
absorption, wave, waves, reflection, dispersion, incidence, Refraction, angle, reflection and refraction of waves

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Reflection and refraction of waves

Type: Class activity

School licence till: 23/05/2013

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